brittlea. fragile,frail易碎的,脆弱的。 △1H.Ⅳ.5.4.78:“I better brook the loss of brittle life/ Than thoseproud titles thou hast won of me.”失去這脆弱的生命并不足惜,我不能忍受的是你贏去了我那些崇高的名稱。 brittle glass: i.e. metaphor for the fragility of power易碎的玻璃(比喻權(quán)力的脆弱性)。 △R.Ⅲ.4.2.60: “I mustbe married to my brother’s daughter. / Or else mykingdom stands on brittle glass.”我一定得跟我大哥的女兒結(jié)婚,不然我的王國就建立在易碎的玻璃上。 brittle[?britl]adj.(聲音)尖尖的,難相處的,易碎的,脆弱的 ‖ brittleness n. 脆性,脆度 brittle-bone disease骨質(zhì)疏松癥 brittlement n. 脆度 |